diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/BroadcastEvent.php b/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/BroadcastEvent.php
index 372212f35f17..bfa4fc680998 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/BroadcastEvent.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/BroadcastEvent.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace Illuminate\Broadcasting;
 
 use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\Broadcaster;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\Factory as BroadcastingFactory;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Arrayable;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ public function __construct($event)
     /**
      * Handle the queued job.
      *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\Broadcaster  $broadcaster
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\Factory  $manager
      * @return void
      */
-    public function handle(Broadcaster $broadcaster)
+    public function handle(BroadcastingFactory $manager)
     {
         $name = method_exists($this->event, 'broadcastAs')
                 ? $this->event->broadcastAs() : get_class($this->event);
@@ -66,10 +66,17 @@ public function handle(Broadcaster $broadcaster)
             return;
         }
 
-        $broadcaster->broadcast(
-            $channels, $name,
-            $this->getPayloadFromEvent($this->event)
-        );
+        $connections = method_exists($this->event, 'broadcastConnections')
+                            ? $this->event->broadcastConnections()
+                            : [null];
+
+        $payload = $this->getPayloadFromEvent($this->event);
+
+        foreach ($connections as $connection) {
+            $manager->connection($connection)->broadcast(
+                $channels, $name, $payload
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/InteractsWithBroadcasting.php b/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/InteractsWithBroadcasting.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd27a8cabb67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/InteractsWithBroadcasting.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Broadcasting;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
+
+trait InteractsWithBroadcasting
+{
+    /**
+     * The broadcaster connection to use to broadcast the event.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $broadcastConnection = [null];
+
+    /**
+     * Broadcast the event using a specific broadcaster.
+     *
+     * @param  array|string|null  $connection
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function broadcastVia($connection = null)
+    {
+        $this->broadcastConnection = is_null($connection)
+                        ? [null]
+                        : Arr::wrap($connection);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the broadcaster connections the event should be broadcast on.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function broadcastConnections()
+    {
+        return $this->broadcastConnection;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/PendingBroadcast.php b/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/PendingBroadcast.php
index b7550290240d..191b905f5938 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/PendingBroadcast.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Broadcasting/PendingBroadcast.php
@@ -33,6 +33,21 @@ public function __construct(Dispatcher $events, $event)
         $this->events = $events;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Broadcast the event using a specific broadcaster.
+     *
+     * @param  string|null  $connection
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function via($connection = null)
+    {
+        if (method_exists($this->event, 'broadcastVia')) {
+            $this->event->broadcastVia($connection);
+        }
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Broadcast the event to everyone except the current user.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Broadcasting/BroadcastEventTest.php b/tests/Broadcasting/BroadcastEventTest.php
index 02d6b3983d42..5b591406383a 100644
--- a/tests/Broadcasting/BroadcastEventTest.php
+++ b/tests/Broadcasting/BroadcastEventTest.php
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 namespace Illuminate\Tests\Broadcasting;
 
 use Illuminate\Broadcasting\BroadcastEvent;
+use Illuminate\Broadcasting\InteractsWithBroadcasting;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\Broadcaster;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Broadcasting\Factory as BroadcastingFactory;
 use Mockery as m;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
@@ -22,9 +24,13 @@ public function testBasicEventBroadcastParameterFormatting()
             ['test-channel'], TestBroadcastEvent::class, ['firstName' => 'Taylor', 'lastName' => 'Otwell', 'collection' => ['foo' => 'bar']]
         );
 
+        $manager = m::mock(BroadcastingFactory::class);
+
+        $manager->shouldReceive('connection')->once()->with(null)->andReturn($broadcaster);
+
         $event = new TestBroadcastEvent;
 
-        (new BroadcastEvent($event))->handle($broadcaster);
+        (new BroadcastEvent($event))->handle($manager);
     }
 
     public function testManualParameterSpecification()
@@ -35,9 +41,28 @@ public function testManualParameterSpecification()
             ['test-channel'], TestBroadcastEventWithManualData::class, ['name' => 'Taylor', 'socket' => null]
         );
 
+        $manager = m::mock(BroadcastingFactory::class);
+
+        $manager->shouldReceive('connection')->once()->with(null)->andReturn($broadcaster);
+
         $event = new TestBroadcastEventWithManualData;
 
-        (new BroadcastEvent($event))->handle($broadcaster);
+        (new BroadcastEvent($event))->handle($manager);
+    }
+
+    public function testSpecificBroadcasterGiven()
+    {
+        $broadcaster = m::mock(Broadcaster::class);
+
+        $broadcaster->shouldReceive('broadcast')->once();
+
+        $manager = m::mock(BroadcastingFactory::class);
+
+        $manager->shouldReceive('connection')->once()->with('log')->andReturn($broadcaster);
+
+        $event = new TestBroadcastEventWithSpecificBroadcaster;
+
+        (new BroadcastEvent($event))->handle($manager);
     }
 }
 
@@ -66,3 +91,13 @@ public function broadcastWith()
         return ['name' => 'Taylor'];
     }
 }
+
+class TestBroadcastEventWithSpecificBroadcaster extends TestBroadcastEvent
+{
+    use InteractsWithBroadcasting;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->broadcastVia('log');
+    }
+}